Is Grover Finally Over? — I once took a long train ride with Grover Norquist. This wasn't intentional. We found ourselves next to each other on the line to board an Acela from Washington, D.C., to New York, and we fell into a conversation, by which I mean that he did a great deal of talking …

Grover Norquist to Peter King: Don't be a ‘weasel’ — Anti-tax hike crusader Grover Norquist is slamming Rep. Peter King, saying he hopes “his wife understands that commitments last a little longer than two years” after the New York lawmaker said the no-taxes pledge is binding for only one session of Congress.

Republicans and the Tax Pledge — Grover Norquist is not the problem in Washington. — One of the more amazing post-election spectacles is the media celebration of Republicans who say they're willing to repudiate their pledge against raising taxes. So the same folks who like to denounce politicians …

Senators ‘troubled’ after Rice talk — Sen. John McCain and two other GOP senators said they were “significantly troubled” after a private meeting with U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice about her erroneous explanation of the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

City Is Amassing Trove of Cellphone Logs — When a cellphone is reported stolen in New York, the Police Department routinely subpoenas the phone's call records, from the day of the theft onward. The logic is simple: If a thief uses the phone, a list of incoming and outgoing calls could lead to the suspect.

Germany to ban sex with animals: report — THE German government is about to reintroduce a ban on bestiality, after pressure from animal welfare groups. — Newspaper die Tageszeitung reports that the governing coalition are soon to amend the country's Animal Welfare Act to make sex …

New federal building to be named for Tip O'Neill — House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Tuesday a proposal to rename a Capitol Hill federal building undergoing renovation after the man who held their top leadership period …

Martha Coakley's got it made on road to Corner Office — She is the woman who couldn't beat Scott Brown, but now she's the Democrats' best hope to keep the governor's office in 2014. — Don't laugh, but that woman is Attorney General Martha Coakley. — Lt. Gov. Tim Murray? Treasurer Steve Grossman?

Anger as Hungary far-right leader demands lists of Jews — (Reuters) - A Hungarian far-right politician urged the government to draw up lists of Jews who pose a “national security risk”, stirring outrage among Jewish leaders who saw echoes of fascist policies that led to the Holocaust.

Britain ready to back Palestinian statehood at UN — Mahmoud Abbas pledge not to pursue Israel for war crimes and resumption of peace talks are UK conditions — Britain is prepared to back a key vote recognising Palestinian statehood at the United Nations if Mahmoud Abbas pledges …

Enclaves, Long Gated, Seek to Let In Storm Aid — Sea Gate looks the same as many storm-scattered waterfront communities do. Home after home torn apart by the ocean. Streets filled with sand. Shattered sidewalks and clogged sewers. A sea wall, which had already been inadequate …

Marijuana's foot in the door — SMALL-TIME MARIJUANA use will soon be legal in Colorado and Washington state. Sort of. — This month voters in those states approved ballot measures permitting possession of up to an ounce of pot. But the federal government has not changed its policy, which labels the drug an illegal substance.

McGurn: How Obama's ‘Life of Julia’ Prevailed — Conservatives don't need to compromise their values. They need to do a better job of selling. — The name of the program now escapes me. Several months ago, while flipping channels with the remote, I stopped on an MTV show …

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